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“The Broadcast Land Grab”: Trump’s Next Administration May See Wave Of TV Station Acquisitions
"The incoming Trump administration has made it clear that deregulation will be at the top of its priority list, and the companies that own...
The Onion Buys Alex Jones’s Site InfoWars (This Is Not Satire)
In a classic case of life imitating parody, the liberal-leaning humor outlet ("America's Finest News Source") purchased Jones's conspiracy-mongering far-right website at a bankruptcy...
British Museum Receives Its Most Valuable Gift Ever: $1.27 Billion Worth Of Chinese Ceramics
"The 1,700 pieces dating from the third to the 20th century have been given permanently by the Sir Percival David Foundation. They had been...
U.S. Cultural Institutions Seriously Rattled By Fallout From Gaza War
"Shock waves from the war have been felt throughout the arts and cultural world, with movie productions, museums and book festivals — not to...
Notre-Dame’s Official Reopening Date Is Set, Events Scheduled
"With just 23 days to go until the Dec. 7 reopening, the (office) of President Emmanuel Macron and the Archdiocese of Paris detailed the...
Metropolitan Opera Names Daniele Rustioni Principal Guest Conductor
The 41-year-old Italian maestro, currently principal conductor at the Opéra national de Lyon in France, will conduct at least two Met productions per season,...
Theater Festival Brings Solace To Capital Of Troubled Burkina Faso
The dry, landlocked West African nation used to be known for its lively cultural scene; in recent years, the country's stability has been wrecked...
At Age 80, Soprano Lucy Shelton Finds Herself With An Opera Career
For decades she has been one of America's leading singers of avant-garde classical music, premiering dozens of pieces by composers from Elliott Carter to...
Lou Donaldson, Master Jazz Saxophonist And Walking History Lesson, Has Died At 98
"An alto saxophonist with a supple, earthy style, (he) was a key figure in the development of three styles of jazz" — bebop, hard...
French News Outlets Sue X (Twitter) For Running Their Content Without Paying For It
The lead plaintiffs are the dailies Le Figaro, Les Echos, Le Parisien and Le Monde, with smaller outlets such as Nouvel Obs, HuffPost France,...
Rough Times For Dance In Chicago As A 52-Year-Old Company Shuts Down And A...
The troupe Chicago Moving Company has announced its closing, nine years after the death of founder Nana Shineflug. Meanwhile, Links Hall, a 46-year-old venue...
Working In Public View, Conservators Begin Restoration of Rembrandt’s “Night Watch”
"The process" — taking place in a glass chamber in a gallery at Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum — "will involve removing varnish that was applied during...
How Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony’s Musicians Saved Their Bankrupt Orchestra
"They got in touch with its foundation and creditors, and built a new board. ... The newly-formed team of directors and musicians spent months...
Vatican Sets Up AI Replica Of St. Peter’s Basilica
"The Vatican and Microsoft on Monday unveiled a digital twin of St. Peter’s Basilica that uses artificial intelligence to explore one of the world’s...
City Of Spokane To Revive Its Long-Shuttered Arts Department
"More than a decade after Spokane’s city arts department was dismantled by former Mayor David Condon, Mayor Lisa Brown has announced that she plans...
Julio Bocca To Take Charge At South America’s Leading Ballet Company
A major ballet star in the 1980s and '90s, Bocca is probably Argentina's most famous living dancer. As of February, he becomes artistic director...
Booker Prize 2024: Samantha Harvey’s “Orbital” Scores Upset Win Over Percival Everett’s “James”
"Harvey’s tale of six fictional astronauts on the International Space Station was 'unanimously' chosen as the winner after a 'proper day' considering the six-strong...
How The Brothers Grimm Helped Create The Idea Of Germany
"As cultural detectives, they cast a wide net, creating a history for a nation that did not yet exist. The idea of one Germany...
Sticker Shock: Renovation Of Stuttgart’s Opera House Could Cost €2 Billion
The renovation and expansion of the venue will take four years longer than originally planned, and the cost, originally projected at under €1 billion,...
Philadelphia’s BalletX Is Bigger, Busier, And More Stable Than Ever
Thanks to a major bequest from this past summer, the company — founded 18 years ago as a shoestring summer operation — has moved...
At 77, Playwright David Hare Is In A Hurry
"I have written three new plays that are going to be on in different places and I have done that partly because of my...
Toronto’s Only Purpose-Built Dance Venue Will Close After 41 Years
The Fleck Dance Theatre, located within the Queen's Quay Terminal building at the Harbourfront Centre, will be shuttered at the end of next March...
Hulu Series About Amanda Knox Films In City Where It All Happened, And Locals...
The docudrama is being shot in Perugia, where Knox was studying in 2007 when her apartment-mate, Meredith Kercher, was murdered; Knox was wrongfully convicted...
Cleveland Voters Pass Cigarette Tax Increase To Fund Arts
Ballot Issue 55, which was approved by Cuyahoga County voters by an almost 3-to-1 margin, more than doubles the existing surcharge on tobacco products....
The Bells Of Notre-Dame In Paris Are Reunited
"The bronze bells of the Notre-Dame Cathedral have not pealed together since 2019, when a furious blaze consumed the centuries-old landmark right before the...
